Emily Dickinson

He Found My Being Set It Up

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He Found My Being Set It Up - meaning Summary

Belonging Claimed by Another

The speaker describes herself as discovered and arranged by another who claims ownership and directs her orientation. He leaves, instructing her to remain faithful in his absence and promising a return with a luxurious convoy — an "Equipage of Amber" — to take her home. The poem concerns surrender of selfhood, the conditional trust between two figures, and the promise of reunion that frames obedience as the price of belonging.

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He found my Being set it up Adjusted it to place Then carved his name upon it And bade it to the East Be faithful in his absence And he would come again With Equipage of Amber That time to take it Home

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